San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle

The San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle (SFBAFCC), formerly known as San Francisco Film Critics Circle, was founded in 2002 as an organization of film journalists and critics from San Francisco, California based publications.

Included in its membership are journalists from San Francisco Chronicle, San Jose Mercury News, Oakland Tribune, Contra Costa Times, San Francisco Bay Guardian, SF Weekly, East Bay Express, San Jose Metro, Palo Alto Weekly, NorthBay biz, The San Francisco Examiner, KRON-TV, Variety, Bleeding Cool, CultureVulture.net, Splicedwire.com, and CombustibleCelluloid.com.

SFBAFCC Awards

In December of each year, the SFFCC meets to vote on the San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle awards for the films released in the same calendar year.

Categories of awards include:

Best Documentary Film

Best Film

Best Foreign Language Film

Best Animated Feature

Best Supporting Actor

Best Supporting Actress

Best Adapted Screenplay (2006–present)

Best Original Screenplay (2006–present)

Best Screenplay (2004–2005)

Multiple award winners

6 awards:
- Sideways (2004): Best Picture, Director, Actor, Adapted Screenplay, Supporting Actor, and Supporting Actress^[1]
- Moonlight (2016): Best Picture, Director, Original Screenplay, Supporting Actor, Cinematography, and Editing^[2]
4 awards:
- Milk (2008): Best Picture, Director, Actor, and Original Screenplay^[3]
- Boyhood (2014): Best Picture, Director, Supporting Actress, and Editing^[4]
3 awards:
- Brokeback Mountain (2005): Best Picture, Director, and Actor^[5]
- Little Children (2006): Best Picture, Adapted Screenplay, and Supporting Actor^[6]
- The Social Network (2010): Best Picture, Director, and Adapted Screenplay^[7]
- The Tree of Life (2011): Best Picture, Director, and Cinematography^[8]
- Birdman (2014): Best Actor, Original Screenplay, and Supporting Actor
- Mad Max: Fury Road (2015): Best Director, Editing, and Cinematography
- Parasite (2019): Best Director, Original Screenplay, and Foreign Language Film^[9]
2 awards:
- Lost in Translation (2003): Best Picture and Actor^[10]
- The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007): Best Picture and Supporting Actor^[11]
- Away from Her (2007): Best Actress and Adapted Screenplay^[12]
- The Wrestler (2008): Best Actor and Supporting Actress^[13]
- The Dark Knight (2008): Best Supporting Actor and Cinematography^[14]
- The Hurt Locker (2009): Best Picture and Director^[15]
- The King's Speech (2010): Best Actor and Original Screenplay^[16]
- Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (2011): Best Actor and Adapted Screenplay
- Lincoln (2012): Best Adapted Screenplay and Supporting Actor
- Brooklyn (2015): Best Actress and Adapted Screenplay
- Love & Mercy (2015): Best Actor and Original Screenplay
- Arrival (2016): Best Adapted Screenplay and Editing
- Fences (2016): Best Actor and Supporting Actress
- The Handmaiden (2016): Best Foreign Language Film and Production Design
- The Florida Project (2017): Best Picture and Supporting Actor
- The Shape of Water (2017): Best Director and Production Design

Award ceremonies

References

^ Harvey, Dennis (14 December 2004). "More tilt 'Sideways': pic dominates San Francisco crix kudos". Daily Variety. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
^ "2016 San Francisco Film Circle Awards". 11 December 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016.
^ "S.F. Film Critics: 'Milk,' Sean Penn share honors". Oakland Tribune. 16 December 2008. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
^ "S.F. Critics Name 'Boyhood' Best Film of 2014". Variety. December 14, 2014. Retrieved December 14, 2014.
^ Stein, Ruthe (13 December 2005). "'Brokeback' is top film pick of S.F. critics". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
^ Gerhard, Susan (12 December 2006). "SF Film Critics Circle announces awards". sf360. Archived from the original on 19 February 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
^ Blackwelder, Rob (13 December 2010). "2010 San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards". sffcc.org. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
^ Blackwelder, Rob (11 December 2011). "2011 San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards". sffcc.org. Retrieved 16 October 2012.
^ "The 2019 San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle (SFBAFCC) Winners". NextBestPicture. December 16, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2019.
^ "awards: Lost in Translation". Film in Focus. Archived from the original on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
^ "awards: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2008. Archived from the original on 9 February 2008. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
^ "awards: Away From Her (2006)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2012. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
^ Kay, Jeremy (9 January 2009). "Awards Countdown - Critics - The Critics have spoken". Screen Daily. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
^ "San Francisco Film Critics Awards 2008". Alt Film Guide. 15 December 2008. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
^ Caine, Barry (15 December 2009). "San Francisco Film Critics awards: 'The Hurt Locker' top movie of 2009". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved 21 December 2009.
^ Stone, Sasha (13 December 2010). "The San Francisco Film Critics Pick The Social Network". Awards Daily. Retrieved 16 December 2010.

External links

Official website

[1] Harvey, Dennis (14 December 2004). "More tilt 'Sideways': pic dominates San Francisco crix kudos". Daily Variety. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2009.

[2] "2016 San Francisco Film Circle Awards". 11 December 2016. Retrieved 13 December 2016.

[3] "S.F. Film Critics: 'Milk,' Sean Penn share honors". Oakland Tribune. 16 December 2008. Archived from the original on 2 November 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2009.

[4] "S.F. Critics Name 'Boyhood' Best Film of 2014". Variety. December 14, 2014. Retrieved December 14, 2014.

[5] Stein, Ruthe (13 December 2005). "'Brokeback' is top film pick of S.F. critics". San Francisco Chronicle. Retrieved 21 December 2009.

[6] Gerhard, Susan (12 December 2006). "SF Film Critics Circle announces awards". sf360. Archived from the original on 19 February 2019. Retrieved 21 December 2009.

[7] Blackwelder, Rob (13 December 2010). "2010 San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards". sffcc.org. Retrieved 16 October 2012.

[8] Blackwelder, Rob (11 December 2011). "2011 San Francisco Film Critics Circle Awards". sffcc.org. Retrieved 16 October 2012.

[9] "The 2019 San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle (SFBAFCC) Winners". NextBestPicture. December 16, 2019. Retrieved December 17, 2019.

[10] "awards: Lost in Translation". Film in Focus. Archived from the original on 5 January 2010. Retrieved 21 December 2009.

[11] "awards: The Assassination of Jesse James by the Coward Robert Ford (2007)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2008. Archived from the original on 9 February 2008. Retrieved 21 December 2009.

[12] "awards: Away From Her (2006)". Movies & TV Dept. The New York Times. 2012. Archived from the original on 26 October 2012. Retrieved 21 December 2009.

[13] Kay, Jeremy (9 January 2009). "Awards Countdown - Critics - The Critics have spoken". Screen Daily. Retrieved 21 December 2009.

[14] "San Francisco Film Critics Awards 2008". Alt Film Guide. 15 December 2008. Retrieved 21 December 2009.

[15] Caine, Barry (15 December 2009). "San Francisco Film Critics awards: 'The Hurt Locker' top movie of 2009". San Jose Mercury News. Retrieved 21 December 2009.

[16] Stone, Sasha (13 December 2010). "The San Francisco Film Critics Pick The Social Network". Awards Daily. Retrieved 16 December 2010.

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v t e San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle
Current awards	Actor Actress Animated Film Cinematography Director Documentary Film Film Foreign Language Film Screenplay: Adapted Screenplay: Original Supporting Actor Supporting Actress
Retired awards	Screenplay (2004–2005)
Ceremonies	2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022 2023

v t e American film critic associations
National	Critics Choice Association National Board of Review National Society of Film Critics African-American Film Critics Association Hollywood Creative Alliance
Northeast	Boston Society of Film Critics New York Film Critics Circle New York Film Critics Online Washington D.C. Area Film Critics Association
Midwest	Chicago Film Critics Association Detroit Film Critics Society Kansas City Film Critics Circle St. Louis Film Critics Association
South	Austin Film Critics Association Dallas–Fort Worth Film Critics Association Florida Film Critics Circle Georgia Film Critics Association Houston Film Critics Society
West	Los Angeles Film Critics Association San Diego Film Critics Society San Francisco Bay Area Film Critics Circle Seattle Film Critics Society